Derwent Valley

Statistical area (SA2)

TAS · SA2 603011066 · Central Highlands (Tas.) (SA3) · Business statistics view

Actively trading businesses: 201
Population (SA2 ERP): 3,464
Per 1,000 residents: 58.0
Business growth YoY: -2.9%

Prior year businesses: 207
Change vs prior year: -6
Active ABNs (mapped): —

If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area, not a council suburb boundary. ABS publishes business and population counts at SA2, not suburb. Why SA2, not suburb?

Businesses by employment size

ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)

Employment size	Businesses	Share
Non-employing	105	52.2%
1–4	54	26.9%
5–19	22	10.9%
20–199	3	1.5%
200+	0	0.0%

Businesses by industry

ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)

All industries

Industry	Businesses	Share	YoY
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing	52	25.9%	-3.7%
Construction	34	16.9%	-10.5%
Professional, Scientific and Technical Services	21	10.4%	0.0%
Accommodation and Food Services	15	7.5%	15.4%
Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services	11	5.5%	37.5%
Manufacturing	10	5.0%	0.0%
Transport, Postal and Warehousing	9	4.5%	-18.2%
Administrative and Support Services	9	4.5%	12.5%
Health Care and Social Assistance	8	4.0%	-11.1%
Other Services	8	4.0%	-20.0%
Retail Trade	5	2.5%	-16.7%
Arts and Recreation Services	4	2.0%	0.0%
Mining	3	1.5%	0.0%
Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services	3	1.5%	0.0%
Wholesale Trade	3	1.5%	0.0%
Financial and Insurance Services	3	1.5%	—
Currently Unknown	3	1.5%	0.0%

Fastest-growing industries

Professional, Scientific and Technical Services0.0%
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing-3.7%
Construction-10.5%

Industries with more relative room

Under-indexed vs similar SA2s in TAS (density per 1,000). Use as a research starting point — not investment advice.

Industry	Local /1,000	vs peers	Businesses
Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services	3.2	0.58×	11